Update on Phase 3 of Japan – Vietnam Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) PilotHuyen Le05/04/2023The PPH Pilot program between the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (IPVN) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) is cu ... Read More
The right to file a patent application ruled in a invalidation caseHuyen Le30/03/2023A Vietnamese patent was invalidated due to the fact that one of the inventors did not transfer the right to file the pat ... Read More
Vietnam – Reduction in delays in handling IP cases after amended IP lawHuyen Le20/03/2023The Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (IPVN) has issued Notice No. 1029/TB-SHTT dated 14 March 2023 regarding addi ... Read More
Vietnam – Collaborative search and examination (CS&E) pilot program between the intellectual property offices of Vietnam and SingaporeHuyen Le16/03/2023Recently, the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (IPVN) and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) co ... Read More
Vietnam – Delays in handling IP cases due to amended IP lawAdmin10/02/2023The Law on Intellectual Property (IP Law) has been amended and taken effect from 1 January 2023. In Vietnam generally, a ... Read More
Updated guidance on determining illicit benefits obtained from acts of administrative violationsAdmin01/02/2023On November 2, 2022, the Ministry of Finance has issued Circular No. 65/2022/TT-BTC detailing Clause 2, Article 91 of De ... Read More